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jbenson
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Helper III

AVG by Month

i have a column called Basis Month and another column called Has Basis. I have been trying to find a formula online where i can find the average basis per month. Every formula I have tried does not work. Any help would be great! 

 

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Thank you 

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Check the type on your Has Basis column.  If it is text, then convert it to decimal in the query editor.

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mahoneypat
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Please try this measure expression, replacing Table with your actual table name.

 

Avg By Month = AVERAGEX(VALUES(Table[Basis Month]), CALCULATE(AVERAGE(Table[Has Basis])))

 

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Here is what i typed in:
AVG by Month = AVERAGEX(VALUES('Corn&Bean Purchase'[Basis Month]),CALCULATE(AVERAGE('Corn&Bean Purchase'[Has Basis])))
 
The error i get is, The Function AVERAGE cannot work with values of tyoe String. I am not sure what I am doing wrong
 

Check the type on your Has Basis column.  If it is text, then convert it to decimal in the query editor.

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justinh
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Group the table (or a copy of the table). Group by [Basis Month] and choose to Average [Has Basis].

 

Right click on the [Basis Month] column header and select "Group By" to get started. 

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